14th April Dolphin Day

National Dolphin Day is celebrated on April 14th. On this day, we celebrate dolphins — one of the most intelligent and friendly mammals in the world. Dolphins are cetacean mammals that belong to the same family as whales and porpoises. Dolphins are not only intelligent but are also very social and have both astute hearing and eyesight.

There are 36 different species of dolphins. Four species live in the fresh water of the Amazon River. The largest dolphin is the Orca—otherwise known as the killer whale.

Dolphins use echolocation to navigate the ocean. They can put one half of their brain to sleep so they can literally sleep with one eye open.

Noise pollution in the sea and trawlers fishing nets are dangers that dolphins are contending with.

Dolphins, like whales fascinate children and any book display featuring them is very quickly denuded.

Here's some books from our library that are frequently borrowed:

And look out for this new one!